Of Panthers and Primates

I think a goodly part of the reason for the skepticism among those who deny evolutionary Science, apart from the undeniable confirmation bias on the part of the rigidly religiously minded—try saying that five times really fast—whose entire belief systems are dependent on a literal interpretation of ecumenical texts, is the basic ignorance of how…

Patti Lupone’s Geek Cred

This is pretty much PENNY DREADFUL week here and at our sister site, vampires.com. Lots and lots of coverage for the show, although this particular post is mostly tangential in its relation to it. Patti Lupone made her debut during season two as the Cut Wife, and came back for season three as Dr. Seward.…

I See a Rare Moon Risin’…

Considering that it was Curt Siodmak who largely invented the whole connection of the full moon to werewolves in his screenplay for 1941’s THE WOLFMAN (technically it was THE WOLF MAN, but I prefer to grammatically correct the title when posting it), it’s impressive just how prevalent the image has become, how much an intrinsic…

Who’d win in a fight?

The werewolf has been depicted in a variety of ways in pop culture. Historically, a werewolf was a human who turned into a wolf—a regular wolf, that is, no different from any other in terms of its appearance. We can credit Hollywood with giving us bipedal werewolves. In the days before CGI it was easier…

Hey, spit that corpse out!

[NOTE: This article was written before the tragic killing of a toddler by an alligator in Florida this past week.] In this week’s addition to be filed under the “snarling beasts with big teeth that can eat your ass” category, a 911 call out of the Sunshine State of Florida alerted officials to an unusual…